Show A resolution proposing an arEen amendment dment to section 3 article xa X of the con sti relating to counties cities and towns for the purpose of prescribing manner of creating now new counties and changing boundaries be it resolved and enacted by the le legislature gi slature of the state of utah sec 1 the following proposition to amend the constitution of the state of utah is hereby submitted to the qualified fled electors of the state for foi their approval or jr disapproval namely that section 3 of article XI of the constitution of the state of utah be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows see sec 3 Legislature The shall have power to enact laws jaws creating in now new counties out of territory taken from one or more of the existing an counties of if this state and denning defining the duties and dobli ahli nations of tiny any such new counte as between itself and any county from which territory is taken in its creation also to enact laws chanin chan changing in the boundaries of any county see sec 2 the secretary of state is hereby ordered to cause this proposition to be published in at least one newspaper in every county of the state where a news agnews paper is published for two won months immediately preceding the next general elect election lon sec 3 this proposition shau shall be submitted to the electors of this state at the next genera general I 1 election for their approval or disapproval all official ballots used at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words for the amendment of section 3 article XI of the constitution ution and against the amendment to section 3 article XI of the constitution or er with such other title designating such amendment as may be provided by law said ballots shall be received and said votes shall be taken counted canvassed and returns ther thereof eoff be made in thy the same sae manner and in ail respects as is provided by law in the case of the election of state officers see sec 4 this amendment if adopted at said election shall take effect a and aad ad be in force from and aft after erthe the first day of january A AD D 1909 state of utah office of the secretary of ss state I 1 CHARLES S sec detary of state stae of the state oi of utah do hereby cor certify 1 tiby that the f foregoing ore going n is a full true and cor copy of a resolution propos ing ID an amendment to section 3 of article XI of the Cons constitution titu tion of the state of utah relating to counties cities and towns dav fj Q i the purpose durpos e of pre prescribing m man fan tier ner of creating new counties and hanging changing passed at the seventh regular session of f he le legislature 1 slature of this tato in testimony reolf 1 I havo have hereunto her here euno set my hand and affixed the G reat seal of the state of atah at salt lake city this day of august agoust GS 9 Secre secretary tao lofstate of State A resolution proposing an amendment to section 7 of article XIII ot 0 the constitution of the state of utah relating to the rate of taxation bo be it resolved and enacted by the legislature of the state of utah U tah sec I 1 that it is proposed to amend section 7 of article XIII XHI of the co constitution institution of the state of f utah so that the same will read as follows 7 the rate of state taxation on property for S states trite purposes purpose shall never exceed eight mills on 01 each dollar of valuation four and one half mills on each dollar of oj valuation for foe general state pur poses three mills on each dollar of valuation for district school purposes one half mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes and whenever the taxable property y within the state shall amount to four hundred million dollars the rate shall never thereafter exceed five ve mills on each dollar of valuation unless a proposition to increase such rate specifying the rate proposed and the time du during r ing which the same shall be levied be first submitted to a vote of such qualified electors as shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state in the year next preceding such election and the majority of those botin voting M thereon shall vote in favor ther eoff in such a manner as may be provided by law see sec 2 the secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state wt at the next general election in the manner provided by law see sec 3 if adopted by the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect january 1st ast 1909 state of utah office of the secretary of ss 4 state I 1 CHARLES 9 secretary of state of the state ok of utah do CIO hereby ce certify that the forego foregoing ink is a full iru true band and correct copy of a resolution propos ing an amendment to section bof 7 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah relating ta to 11 the rate of taxation passed at the seventh regular session of the legislature of this state in testimony where off I 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of utah at salt lake city this day of august 1908 CS SEAL secretary of state |